Rocket core vs Rocket Chip

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RocketChip
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Rocket Chip
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RocketChip is an SoC generator developed at Berkeley and now supported by
SiFive. Chipyard uses RocketChip as the basis for producing a RISC-V SoC.
Rocket Chip generator is an SoC generator developed at Berkeley and now supported by
SiFive. Chipyard uses the Rocket Chip generator as the basis for producing a RISC-V SoC.
RocketChip is distinct from Rocket, the in-order RISC-V CPU generator.
RocketChip includes many parts of the SoC besides the CPU. Though RocketChip
uses Rocket CPUs by default, it can also be configured to use the BOOM
`Rocket Chip` is distinct from `Rocket core`, the in-order RISC-V CPU generator.
Rocket Chip includes many parts of the SoC besides the CPU. Though Rocket Chip
uses Rocket core CPUs by default, it can also be configured to use the BOOM
out-of-order core generator or some other custom CPU generator instead.
A detailed diagram of a typical RocketChip system is shown below.
A detailed diagram of a typical Rocket Chip system is shown below.
.. image:: ../_static/images/rocketchip-diagram.png